Wyoming Game and Fish Department - Wyoming Wildlife Magazine

The dog days

Robert Gagliardi

A mussel-sniffing dog names Barnacle helps in a border battle against aquatic invasive species

Healing the hills

Robin Kepple

A year since the Mullen Fire burned in southeast Wyoming, there are signs the blaze will have long-term benefits to habitat and wildlife.

Trapping and relocating beavers can have long-lasting benefits for habitat and wildlife

Robert Gagliardi

Jerry Altermatt has several responsibilities as a terrestrial habitat biologist for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, but keeping families together wasn't something he thought would come with the job. But now, when he gets a call about a clan causing trouble, he responds in a way that helps everyone involved.

Looking to the future

Robert Gagliardi

Initial work to raise cool/warm-water fish in Wyoming shows promise and potential

Thoughts from the Thorofare

Wyoming Game and Fish staff

The remote Game and Fish cabin has been around since 1955

Trail camera images help Game and Fish monitor wildlife

Tracie Binkerd

Scouting takes many forms. For some hunters, that means hiking deep into the backcountry prior to the season opener armed with only a trail camera in their pack.

The Wyoming elk draw

Sara DiRienzo

Elk populations throughout the cowboy state are booming. Hunting opportunities match that ascending trend, as do the number of prospective hunters vying for a license. Learning how to master the draw is the first step in pursuing one of the most coveted species in the west.

Among the gold

Emmie Gocke, photos by Mark Gocke

Autumn in Wyoming teems with color and excitement as nature prepares for winter

The dog days

Robert Gagliardi

A mussel-sniffing dog names Barnacle helps in a border battle against aquatic invasive species

Still in Love

Christina Schmidt

The Bud Love Wildlife Habitat Management Area celebrates its 50th anniversary and continues to serve as vital habitat for Wyoming’s wildlife

The Cheater

Christine Peterson

Cheatgrass has been a scourge on the western landscape for more than a century, but the Wyoming Game and Fish Department believes there is hope in fighting it in some areas

Safe Passage

Christine Peterson

Investment in Highway crossing structures for wildlife is paying off

Rappelling for Rosy

Robin Kepple

A researcher is studying hard-to-access birds to learn more about the species and how to protect it, all while dangling from a rope on the side of a vertical cliff.

Just Keep Swimming

Nick Scribner and Christina Schmidt

Ten years ago, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department formalized a program to improve the ability of fish to move without being blocked along the way

Bullfrogs pose risk to native amphibians

Christina Schmidt

One of these voracious frogs has been confirmed near Sheridan, and more have been reported in other parts of the state. Anyone who sees or hears a bullfrog in Wyoming is asked to report it.

Robotic sage grouse helps study lek activity

Robin Kepple

The importance of a good meal

Christina Schmidt

New research suggests pikas may choose what and when to eat to buffer their bodies against warming alpine temperatures

5 exercises can help aging hunters stay afield

Sara DiRienzo

By doing exercises to support these five techniques, you will improve your balance, your muscle mass and your cardiovascular endurance — all things you need for activities like hunting and fishing.

One Cryptic Constrictor

Christina Schmidt Shorma

Consider yourself lucky if you encounter this worm-like snake with an easy-going demeanor. It is one of the most uncommon reptiles in the Cowboy State.

‘It seemed like all of a sudden the deer weren’t there’

Renny MacKay

New research has again made chronic wasting disease a kitchen table conversation, and this time it’s considered a threat to Wyoming’s deer

Home for cutts

Amy Bulger

Restoring Dead Indian Creek enhanced a Yellowstone cutthroat population and paved the way for anglers, Game and Fish to work together on future projects

Nose for ferrets

Robin Kepple

With more than 220 million olfactory receptors at the ready, trained dogs are testing to sniff out ferrets in Wyoming. If it works, it could save the state work hours and turn black-footed ferret monitoring into a more effective, less expensive science.

Uncharted Waters

Erin Bormett

Wyoming’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshop brings new faces to field and stream in an age when women hunters and anglers are on the rise

The Humble Hams

Amber Leberman

Anglers seek out a 'sleeper' tributary to the Green River

Lands of opportunity

Christina Schmidt

The Kerns and Amsden Creek wildlife habitat management areas have provided outdoor opportunities and critical elk habitat for more than seven decades. This was made possible by those who recognized the value of the lands in the 1940s.

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Featured Stories

The dog days

Healing the hills

Trapping and relocating beavers can have long-lasting benefits for habitat and wildlife

Looking to the future

Thoughts from the Thorofare

Trail camera images help Game and Fish monitor wildlife

The Wyoming elk draw

Among the gold

The dog days

Still in Love

The Cheater

Safe Passage

Rappelling for Rosy

Just Keep Swimming

Bullfrogs pose risk to native amphibians

Robotic sage grouse helps study lek activity

The importance of a good meal

5 exercises can help aging hunters stay afield

One Cryptic Constrictor

‘It seemed like all of a sudden the deer weren’t there’

Home for cutts

Nose for ferrets

Uncharted Waters

The Humble Hams

Lands of opportunity

Published for anglers, hunters and wildlife enthusiasts
by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

Featured Stories

The dog days

Healing the hills

Trapping and relocating beavers can have long-lasting benefits for habitat and wildlife

Looking to the future

Thoughts from the Thorofare

Trail camera images help Game and Fish monitor wildlife

The Wyoming elk draw

Among the gold

The dog days

Still in Love

The Cheater

Safe Passage

Rappelling for Rosy

Just Keep Swimming

Bullfrogs pose risk to native amphibians

Robotic sage grouse helps study lek activity

The importance of a good meal

5 exercises can help aging hunters stay afield

One Cryptic Constrictor

‘It seemed like all of a sudden the deer weren’t there’

Home for cutts

Nose for ferrets

Uncharted Waters

The Humble Hams

Lands of opportunity

Published for anglers, hunters and wildlife enthusiasts by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department

Published for anglers, hunters and wildlife enthusiasts
by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department